GSoC Proposal - Game client for Thousand Parsec games
Hi everyone I'm Jure Repinc from Slovenia. Currently I'm in second semester at University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Computer Science and Informatics. Before that I've also studied physics. I'm interested in participating in Google Summer of Code. My idea is to create a game client for playing Thousand Parsec games. These games are space empire building turn-based strategy games, similar to Master of Orion or Galactic Civilizations. I'm thinking about this ever since I got my Nokia N810 in 2008, but never really got time to work on it since I had a job. Then last year recession struck and it happened I returned to University, so I'm again a student now and have a bit more time to work on open source projects. And the idea of the game client for Maemo started to come forward again. In the meantime N900 was also released and I was also happy when I've heard that future versions will support Qt development out of the box, since I like working with C++/Qt more than with C/GTK+. Trying to get a hold of N900 I also participated in Slovenian Mobile Monday MaemoChallange where I presented the same idea as for this GSoC. I've already written some basic code for the client since I also plan to separate GUI and non-GUI stuff so that a special interface would also be available for desktops. And Much of the code is also based on existing Thousand Parsec protocol library. So a lot of things are already done. What mainly remains to be done is a nice mobile formfactor oriented GUI. As Qt is the future for MeeGo and as I like working with it I plan to write it all in Qt. Anyways, I would like to ask you what do you think about this idea for GSoC. Would it be the right fit? Thanks in advance for comments, Jure JLP Repinc ___ maemo-developers mailing list maemo-developers@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-developers
Re: Ask for removal of some packages from Extras Fremantle repository
Seconded. Whilst I have no intention on setting up my own repository, I can't help but think Extras-devel is not perfect (looking at the events of this week), either. 1. Packages not being imported: While this isn't common and X-Fade does solve them rather promptly, this is not the first time this has happened. 2. Why was the PR 1.2 SDK set up before the majority of us got the update? All it's done is ensure that our programs cannot be installed, due to the dependency on a newer libhildon. I've had to resort to sed -i s/libhildon1 (= 2.2.10)/libhildon1/ debian/substvars which I shouldn't have had to, just so I can install the thing! (Yes, I am aware that I am now under risk of getting bitch-slapped by real Debian Packagers but so be it. I should never have had to resort to that in the first place). Best Regards, Faheem On Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 4:01 PM, Luarvique L. Luarvique luarvi...@gmail.com wrote: I have to say that I am with Khertan on this. He has a right to distribute his stuff any way he feels fit. I also doubt that it will affect the size of his userbase in any way. Most people will just add his repository and forget about it. This whole talk about any repository but Extras is unsafe and evil is mostly bullshit, and I think most users are smart enough to know it. 2010/3/23 Benoît HERVIER kher...@khertan.net I made apps for Maemo as a hobby ... today you are pissing me of ... You didn't want alternate repository in your little world ... great ... do not count me in your little world anymore !!! Bye ! -- Benoît HERVIER, Khertan Softwares - http://khertan.net/ ___ maemo-developers mailing list maemo-developers@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-developers ___ maemo-developers mailing list maemo-developers@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-developers ___ maemo-developers mailing list maemo-developers@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-developers
Re: GSoC 2010, eBook reader
I would be very interested to see a high-performing ebook reader on the Maemo platform. At hand, I have a 27 MB epub file (90 MB unzipped) with thousands of articles. FBreader chokes on that. Having a speedy reader with nice navigation features would make the N900 stand out from the crowd of other devices. Best regards -Tom On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 12:51 PM, Juhana Jauhiainen juhana.jauhiai...@gmail.com wrote: Overall though I think it would be wise to stick to implementing a basic UI, touch friendly navigation and good format support without adding too much features. +1 here. Ebook reader doesn't need *that* much features (it's basically ls less in drag), but what's there should work in a solid fashion. Good book browsing ui, TOC navigation, and read area where you can add your own annotations would be nice. It might be a good idea to research other ebook reader offerings (for other platforms) and make a list of what you think you can implement during the summer, keeping in mind that the project will continue after the summer = community can add the missing features. ___ maemo-developers mailing list maemo-developers@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-developers
Re: Builder now runs PR1.2 SDK with Qt 4.6 support
I strongly (but clueless) guess that 1.2 is right around the corner. Tomorrow or this week, so we can play with it over Easter :-) It's a difficult transition period, but well worth a few days of patience. Happy hacking :-) -Tom On Wed, 24 Mar 2010, Niels Breet wrote: Hi, I've installed the new PR1.2 SDK on the maemo.org Extras autobuilder. Developers are encouraged to test their application in the PR1.2 SDK to see if everything still works as expected. If I understand correctly, now developers who depend on maemo.org repositories to distribute their cannot distribute updates to users. Users of applications in extras-devel who delete an application for some reason cannot reinstall it. Since Nokia does not comment on schedule of future releases, we might remain in this state for a long time. ___ maemo-developers mailing list maemo-developers@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-developers
How to include glib-object.h
Hi, I try to port a Maemo 4.1 pygtk application to Qt4 on Maemo 5. The application is running, but now it requires location data. Since the location API has changed in Maemo 5, I try to understand the example given at http://bit.ly/a3HTFD As soon as I put #include location/location-gps-device.h #include location/location-gpsd-control.h in one of my files, the compiler complains: http://pastebin.com/c45NU0FB glib-object.h: No such file or directory This file includes further files, as listed here: http://bit.ly/dprcX6 I'm obviously missing some include path or similar. Appearently I'm a bloody hobbyist, so please bear with me :) . Any hint, even RTFM is much appreciated. Best regards, ce ___ maemo-developers mailing list maemo-developers@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-developers
Maemo Official Platform Bug Jar 2010.13
A Quick Look at Maemo Official Platform in Bugzilla (https://bugs.maemo.org/). 2010-03-22 through 2010-03-28 As of 2010-03-29 Maemo Official Platform contains 3248 items (+27 this week), including 675 open issues (+6 this week): * 476 open bugs (+2 this week) * 24 critical/blocker (+1 this week) * 8 easyfix (no change this week) * 96 moreinfo (no change this week) * 20 crash (+1 this week) * 21 patch (no change this week) * 21 reopened (-2 this week) * 139 unconfirmed (+2 this week) * 199 open enhancements (+4 this week) * 1 easyfix (no change this week) * 10 moreinfo (no change this week) * 5 patch (no change this week) * 9 reopened (no change this week) * 32 unconfirmed (+3 this week) ==--- New Items ---== 22 bugs were opened - ( https://bugs.maemo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=9658,9662,9664,9666,9667,9669,9673,9677,9688,9691,9708,9717,9718,9719,9720,9722,9724,9731,9740,9743,9746,9748 ): * [9658] H264 does not work with MPEG2-TS * [9662] DHCP with redundant Gateway does not configure any routes * [9664] Crash report update is missing dependencies * [9666] Only first 8 digits of lock code are significant * [9667] messing with .profile for user makes system not boot * [9669] When phone is connected to (non-a2dp) bluetooth carkit, stereo sound should be routed through headphone jack or speakers * [9673] Ad-Hoc Wifi with XP SP3 produces repeatable hard reboot * [9677] ifup usb0 gives spurious diff: not found message * [9688] GL textures may get corrupted on upload * [9691] Incoming call ring tone volume increases at the end of a missed call. * [9708] Media playing interrupted when screen gets dimmed. * [9717] Failed to configure latency warning on N900 * [9718] Failed to configure latency warning on N900 * [9719] Failed to configure latency warning on N900 * [9720] Failed to configure latency warning on N900 * [9722] Unsupported Hebrew codepages in RSS and E-mail (and iconv) * [9724] After rootfs fills up, unable to access anything stored on microSD cards or some of the built-in HD * [9731] OpenGL draw order broken * [9740] miscalculations in powertop output when long sample interval is used * [9743] Application (ab)using CPU renders system unusable * [9746] N900 loses GSM connection and is unable to make or receive calls * [9748] don't save lost call after low battery Of these, 1 was a critical/blocker - ( https://bugs.maemo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=9673 ): * [9673] Ad-Hoc Wifi with XP SP3 produces repeatable hard reboot 4 enhancements were opened - ( https://bugs.maemo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=9655,9692,9693,9710 ): * [9655] Speakerphone volume too low * [9692] Better indication that the battery is empty * [9693] Audible notification of bluetooth connect/disconnect * [9710] Enable choice of Access Point in MfE settings for Scheduled Sync ==--- Resolved Bugs ---== 5 bugs were resolved fixed - ( https://bugs.maemo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=5917,6144,6878,7147,9624 ): * [5917] Not possible to answer incoming call with wired headset buttons. * [6144] liblocation-dev offers no version information in headers * [6878] UK Country variant of firmware not available for download * [7147] After playing video and canceling a couple of applications crashes and N900 slows down * [9624] NEON not available when compiling as c++ 3 bugs were resolved invalid - ( https://bugs.maemo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=7896,8469,9677 ): * [7896] Vodafone UK (205) varient firmware not available for update or download * [8469] False Missed call notification, called by Voicemail? * [9677] ifup usb0 gives spurious diff: not found message 1 bug was resolved wontfix - ( https://bugs.maemo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=5699 ): * [5699] WLAN regulatory domain changes to US when no position data available 6 bugs were resolved duplicate - ( https://bugs.maemo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=9604,9637,9667,9718,9719,9720 ): * [9604] Bad translation [DK] The program 1 has been installed * [9637] Unable to play any media files after attempting to play a file with an unsupported codec * [9667] messing with .profile for user makes system not boot * [9718] Failed to configure latency warning on N900 * [9719] Failed to configure latency warning on N900 * [9720] Failed to configure latency warning on N900 2 bugs were resolved worksforme - ( https://bugs.maemo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=6676,7950 ): * [6676] Microphone ceases to work when making a phone call with headphones plugged in * [7950] Everything but desktop background disappears until power button pressed 0 bugs were resolved moved. ==--- Resolved Enhancements ---== 0 enhancements were resolved fixed. 0 enhancements were resolved invalid. 0 enhancements were resolved wontfix. 0 enhancements were resolved duplicate. 0 enhancements were resolved worksforme. 0 enhancements were resolved moved. ==--- Confirmed Items ---== 4 bugs were confirmed - ( https://bugs.maemo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=9651,9662,9664,9666 ): *
maemo.org Website Bug Jar 2010.13
A Quick Look at maemo.org Website in Bugzilla (https://bugs.maemo.org/). 2010-03-22 through 2010-03-28 As of 2010-03-29 maemo.org Website contains 1454 items (+9 this week), including 261 open issues (-9 this week): * 185 open bugs (-9 this week) * 3 critical/blocker (no change this week) * 2 easyfix (-2 this week) * 2 moreinfo (no change this week) * 0 crash (no change this week) * 0 patch (no change this week) * 2 reopened (-1 this week) * 52 unconfirmed (-2 this week) * 76 open enhancements (no change this week) * 1 easyfix (no change this week) * 0 moreinfo (no change this week) * 2 patch (no change this week) * 2 reopened (no change this week) * 16 unconfirmed (+1 this week) ==--- New Items ---== 8 bugs were opened - ( https://bugs.maemo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=9678,9686,9704,9725,9726,9727,9736,9749 ): * [9678] libmikmod2 not automatically promoted to extras-testing (gltron dependency) * [9686] Converting repository from svn to git lost all code * [9704] Receiving duplicate email notifications for subscribed threads * [9725] No link to view reported bugs * [9726] Download counter difficult to read magnitude * [9727] Download counter could link to some further information * [9736] BugzillaReports configured with wrong bzserver (apps.maemo.org). * [9749] Remove text-transform: capitalize from maemo.org stylesheet Of these, 1 was a critical/blocker - ( https://bugs.maemo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=9678 ): * [9678] libmikmod2 not automatically promoted to extras-testing (gltron dependency) 1 enhancement was opened - ( https://bugs.maemo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=9729 ): * [9729] Show full package page when only one search result ==--- Resolved Bugs ---== 16 bugs were resolved fixed - ( https://bugs.maemo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=3932,4941,5700,6047,7528,7782,8349,8398,8791,8990,9410,9423,9494,9608,9614,9686 ): * [3932] impossible to register accounts with long Cyrillic input * [4941] Cannot reply at http://maemo.org/community/maemo-community * [5700] BugzillaReports fail to connect to database * [6047] SVN post-commit (emailing?) actions take too long * [7528] Images in wiki are always aligned to the left * [7782] Poor English in https://garage.maemo.org welcome message * [8349] Repository History not updated * [8398] Abysmal getting started page for Garage * [8791] After editing User_talk: page, two You have new messages (last change). banners are on each wiki page. * [8990] Standard MediaWiki tables don't get any CSS styles without wikitable attribute * [9410] Project name missing from feed content * [9423] No wiki Search button, only Go * [9494] Old icon is displayed instead of the new one * [9608] Wrong bugtracker link * [9614] Random numbers in html source of ggit plugin * [9686] Converting repository from svn to git lost all code 0 bugs were resolved invalid. 1 bug was resolved wontfix - ( https://bugs.maemo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=4414 ): * [4414] Wiki is using non-beta maemo.org logo 0 bugs were resolved duplicate. 0 bugs were resolved worksforme. 0 bugs were resolved moved. ==--- Resolved Enhancements ---== 1 enhancement was resolved fixed - ( https://bugs.maemo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=7545 ): * [7545] Install the SyntaxHighlight source-code extension 0 enhancements were resolved invalid. 0 enhancements were resolved wontfix. 0 enhancements were resolved duplicate. 0 enhancements were resolved worksforme. 0 enhancements were resolved moved. ==--- Confirmed Items ---== 1 bug was confirmed - ( https://bugs.maemo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=9423 ): * [9423] No wiki Search button, only Go 0 enhancements were confirmed. ==--- Reopened Items ---== 1 bug was reopened - ( https://bugs.maemo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=8398 ): * [8398] Abysmal getting started page for Garage (nc) --- (nc) indicates the bug no longer has listed status. 0 enhancements were reopened. ==--- Unloved Items ---== 10 bugs were needing love - ( https://bugs.maemo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=5666,6902,8872,4502,5219,6463,4489,9140,8265,8547 ): * [5666] Implement proper Extras QA voting interface * [6902] Wrong sources.list information * [8872] maemo-developers archive for Feb 2010 is gzipped twice * [4502] First entry in Subscribed Threads shown without a bubble * [5219] list of thanks overlap the nickname of the next poster in minimalism * [6463] I can't receive e-mail messages via Talk * [4489] There is no Today's Posts link from the Minimalistic theme * [9140] Diablo packages interface says maemo-installer-utils dependency missing * [8265] talk.maemo.org Control Panel Edit Options CSS bugs * [8547] talk.maemo.org is not sending e-mail notifications 5 enhancements were needing love - ( https://bugs.maemo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=6952,6723,7022,5131,9729 ): * [6952] Add possibility to save bugzilla styled searches * [6723] Would be great if it would be possible to see build log of in-progress build * [7022] maemo.org on
maemo.org Extras Bug Jar 2010.13
A Quick Look at Extras in Bugzilla (https://bugs.maemo.org/). 2010-03-22 through 2010-03-28 As of 2010-03-29 Extras contains 1466 items (+17 this week), including 616 open issues (+10 this week): * 390 open bugs (+7 this week) * 20 critical/blocker (-3 this week) * 2 easyfix (no change this week) * 5 moreinfo (no change this week) * 1 crash (no change this week) * 4 patch (no change this week) * 6 reopened (no change this week) * 187 unconfirmed (+9 this week) * 226 open enhancements (+3 this week) * 1 easyfix (no change this week) * 1 moreinfo (no change this week) * 2 patch (no change this week) * 0 reopened (no change this week) * 73 unconfirmed (-2 this week) ==--- New Items ---== 14 bugs were opened - ( https://bugs.maemo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=9668,9670,9671,9675,9679,9681,9685,9698,9706,9709,9721,9723,9730,9742 ): * [9668] [Conboy] Ubuntu One sync: Error: Server revision is older than our revision * [9670] [FM Radio] Audio mutes after getting out of power save more * [9671] [FM Radio] Cannot output radio on external bluetooth device * [9675] [FM Radio] RDS should follow strongest emitting channel * [9679] [openvpn] udhcpc fails to request IP over openvpn * [9681] [FriendStatus] bug friends status erreur interne * [9685] [sgt-puzzles] In sgt-puzzles crtl-click works as left click, not right click * [9698] [FM Radio] Fm radio driver module fail * [9706] [qtirreco] QtIrreco doesn't honor proxy settings in Network setup * [9709] [Conboy] Cursor visible in portrait mode * [9721] [Xournal] Problem to open pdf file on desktop computer after exporting from xournal on N900 * [9723] [SuperTux] Cotrols doesn't work with all hardware keyboyard layout settings * [9730] [Dialcentral] Changelog does not conform to Debian standards * [9742] [Erminig] Erminig crashes on sync if no network connection exists. 0 bugs were critical/blocker. 3 enhancements were opened - ( https://bugs.maemo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=9656,9694,9703 ): * [9656] [Conboy] Add support for underline text style * [9694] [PyMaemo] Provide binding to HildonLiveSearch * [9703] [FM Radio] Desktop Widget for the FM Radio ==--- Resolved Bugs ---== 4 bugs were resolved fixed - ( https://bugs.maemo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=6159,6432,9173,9379 ): * [6159] [Conboy] Following links not working in portrait mode * [6432] [Digg Home Widget] Widget does not update. Stuck on 'Updating' * [9173] [Digg Home Widget] Widget settings menu makes the desktop unresponsive and creates strange behaviours * [9379] [qtirreco] qtirreco does not work 2 bugs were resolved invalid - ( https://bugs.maemo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=5907,9679 ): * [5907] [Personal Photo Frame] Unable to set the dir where photos are stored by default * [9679] [openvpn] udhcpc fails to request IP over openvpn 0 bugs were resolved wontfix. 0 bugs were resolved duplicate. 1 bug was resolved worksforme - ( https://bugs.maemo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=9668 ): * [9668] [Conboy] Ubuntu One sync: Error: Server revision is older than our revision 0 bugs were resolved moved. ==--- Resolved Enhancements ---== 0 enhancements were resolved fixed. 0 enhancements were resolved invalid. 0 enhancements were resolved wontfix. 0 enhancements were resolved duplicate. 0 enhancements were resolved worksforme. 0 enhancements were resolved moved. ==--- Confirmed Items ---== 2 bugs were confirmed - ( https://bugs.maemo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=9173,9709 ): * [9173] [Digg Home Widget] Widget settings menu makes the desktop unresponsive and creates strange behaviours * [9709] [Conboy] Cursor visible in portrait mode 2 enhancements were confirmed - ( https://bugs.maemo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=9174,9185 ): * [9174] [Digg Home Widget] Add the possibility to set an automatic update interval * [9185] [Digg Home Widget] Add the possibility to open the mobile version of the site ==--- Reopened Items ---== 0 bugs were reopened. 0 enhancements were reopened. ==--- Unloved Items ---== 10 bugs were needing love - ( https://bugs.maemo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=9721,6348,4890,5910,4155,8597,8598,8718,9276,9670 ): * [9721] [Xournal] Problem to open pdf file on desktop computer after exporting from xournal on N900 * [6348] [PyMaemo] import Cython.Compiler.Scanning fails with python2.5-dbg * [4890] [Mer] More missing strings * [5910] [OmWeather] Widget settings overwrite app settings when app is first started and confiugred from Applications * [4155] [Canola] Canola videocast not finding items within some feeds * [8597] [Personal Photo Frame] Widget freezes when pushing left while showing first picture * [8598] [Gonvert] After updated govert, unable to boot * [8718] [Maemo Mapper] Some elements in the Manage Repositories dialog are superimposed * [9276] [Load Applet] Wrong category? * [9670] [FM Radio] Audio mutes after getting out of power save more 10 enhancements were needing love - (
